Pizzeria Uno Opens Five Units in 2022, Looking to Expand Further in 2023

Pizzeria Uno , theinventor of Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and iconic pizzeria franchise with over 80 units, is seeing record new growth as a result of its recently launched hotel conversion program.

The neighborhood pizza franchise saw major growth in 2022, as it signed five new franchise locations, marking the first additions to its brand in over 15 years. The growth is a result of the chain’s latest decision to work alongside the lodging industry. As of late, Pizzeria Uno has put a new focus on converting hotel-owned dining rooms into sit-down Pizzeria Uno locations.

In a press release, Pizzeria Uno CEO Erik Frederick says the brand has already seen notable success from the initiative, and added that it, “will be a major source of growth for the brand moving forward.”

The brand, which is responsible for inventing the original Chicago Deep Dish-style pizza, is now planning to open at least 10 to 15 new units by the end of 2023.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes 80 company-owned and franchised UNO Pizzeria & Grill restaurants located in 18 states and the District of Columbia, India and Saudi Arabia. UNO is all about connecting people over pizza – from its famous Chicago Deep Dish, which UNO invented in 1943, to its Chicago Thin Crust, to its gluten-free and vegan pizzas. The Company also operates Uno Foods, a consumer packaged-foods business that supplies supermarkets, airlines, movie theaters, hotels, airports, travel plazas and schools, with both frozen UNO branded products.